10-13 Blood and hematopoiesis

PLATELETS
The arrows point to a group of about nine platelets. They are fragments of the cytoplasm of cells of the bone marrow called megakaryocytes.

Compare the diameter of each platelet with that of the red blood cells.

Blood smear. Staining: Leishman. Large magnification.

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